On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 10:20 -0700, Marc Fromm wrote: > I backed up all my databases using: > pg_dumpall -O -c -U postgres > /tmp/pgalldb2 > -O to remove owners on all objects > -c to drop databases before recreating them during the restore to > prevent duplicate records > > I restored all the databases with this command > psql -U postgres -f /tmp/pgalldb2 postgres > > I tried to drop a user but was denied with the message, ". . . some > objects depend on it." > > Why isn't the -O flag not removing the owner from all objects? Your problem is likely the -c not the -O. In your target database you have a role that owns objects. You can't drop a role if it owns objects. Joshua D. Drake > > Marc > -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
